BEIJING — China's commerce ministry on Feb 17 launched a public information service platform for cultural trade, to guide and help the country's cultural exporters to tap the global market amid the epidemic.

The platform has 10 columns, including policies and regulations, country guides, data bank, and cultural trade exhibitions at home and abroad.

China reported 2,048 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and 105 deaths on Feb 16.